Chapter 38
Chapter 38
“It should have been me, Morgan whispered, her voice raw and guilty. “She pushed me out of the way p>
“Did you see the driver?” I asked, my voice low and dangerous.
Morgan shook her head, wiping at her tears with trembling hands. It all happened so fast…
She drew in a shuddering breath, her eyes haunted.
*After she pushed me… when I looked up, she was just lying there in a pool of blood. I couldn’t… I couldn’t think about anything else p>
Fresh tears spilled down her cheeks.
“I’m sorry,” Morgan continued, her voice small and broken. “I should have paid more attention, I should have-
“It’s not your fault, I cut her off, my voice cold and controlled despite the rage simmering beneath.
Without another word, I pulled out my phone and dialed Jack’s number. He answered on the first ring.
“Alpha p>
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“I need you to access every security camera near the accident site, I ordered, not bothering with pleasantries. “Jack, find that hit-and-run
vehicle. And dig up whoever’s behind this p>
“Yes, sir,” Jack replied without hesitation.
“I’ll update you as soon as I have something p>
I hung up, sliding the phone back into my pocket.
Just then, the surgery light above the double doors went dark.
Morgan and I both stood immediately, our attention fixed on the doors as they swung open. Matthew emerged, still dressed in his surgical
scrubs, removing his cap as he approached us.
I held my breath, searching his face for any sign of bad news. The few seconds it took him to reach us felt like years.
“She’s going to be fine,” he said, and I can barely stand with relief.
The head injury was just a scalp laceration lots of blood but no concussion or skull fracture. Her right leg has a minor fracture that required
some pins, but with proper rest, she’ll heal completely p>
Morgan let out a sob of relief, covering her face with her hands.
“When can we see her p>
“She’s in a coma now. They’ll move her to a private room soon. Matthew ve me a knowing look. Tve arranged for the best room we have p>
I nodded in gratitude.
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“I’ll stay with her, Morgan volunteered, wiping away the last of her tears can watch over her. It’s the least I can do after she saved me p>
“No,” I said firmly. “I’ll stay with her p>
Morgan’s brow furrowed in determination. But I want to help. I need to be here when she wakes up. I need to thank her-
“Morgan, Matthew interrupted gently, placing a hand on her shoulder.
‘You’ve had quite a shock today, too. The best thing you can do for Tori right now is to take care of yourself. Get some rest, clear your head, and come back tomorrow with energy to help her through recovery p>
Morgan looked from Matthew to me, then back again, clearly wanting to protest further. But something in Matthew’s expression-or perhaps my own-made her reconsider.
“You’ll call me the minute anything changes?” she asked, reluctantly gathering her backpack.
“Of course,” I promised.
After Morgan finally departed and the nurses settled Tori in her private room, I took the chair beside her bed.
The beeping of monitors and the soft hum of medical equipment filled the silence as I studied her face.
The color had returned somewhat to her cheeks, and without all the blood, she looked more like she was sleeping than injured.
I reached out to take her hand, careful of the IV line, needing the physical connection to reassure myself she was really here, really safe.
I spent that night watching Tori breathe, counting each rise and fall of her chest.
I didn’t sleep. I couldn’t. Every time my eyes closed, I saw her pale face on that gurney, saw the blood in her hair. My wolf and I kept vigil,
guarding what was ours.
Only as dawn’s first gray light filtered through the window did exhaustion finally overcome me.
My eyelids grew heavy, impossible to keep open despite my best efforts. Illowed them to close, just for a moment, my hand still holding
Tori’s.
I couldn’t have dozed for more than a few minutes when I felt it-the slightest movement against my palm.
Tori’s fingers had twitched in my hand.
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